On Friday 3rd April the 6E88 Middleton Towers to Goole passing allotment huts at Whittlesey.

A XC 170 approaching Ramsey Road crossing at Whittlesey.

With the chimneys of the brick kilns which line the railway from Peterborough to Whittlesey as a backdrop, 66723 at Ramsey Road on the 4L78

On Monday 6th the 4M88 (MO) climbs away from Felixstowe North on its way to join the Felixstowe branch at Trimley.

The line performs an S curve as it gains height.

Later in the afternoon the 4S88 approaches the level crossing over the road to Levington Marina. The pine trees are characteristic of the sandy Suffolk coast.

The line from Felixstowe North curves alongside the Felixstowe branch a few yards east of Trimley.

66714 on a full 4M02 to Hams Hall.

66714 is named 'Cromer Lifeboat'. For almost 40 years, through both world wars, the Coxswain of the Cromer Lifeboat was Henry Blogg, the most decorated lifeboatman of all time, and Cromer's most famous son.

Right on the tail of 4M02 was the 4E50 to Leeds. Despite earlier sunshine by late afternoon high cloud, being blown inland by an on-shore breeze, had obscured the sun (and lowered the temperature)

On Belstead Bank the sun was still shining. The 17:00 from Norwich climbs the bank after the Ipswich stop

It was followed by the welcome reappearance of the 4S88 to Coatbridge, now in the capable care of 90049. Later I drove past the 4S88 languishing in Marks Tey loop, on account of a broken down train on the Up line at Hatfield Peverel.

Cromer Lifeboat climbs Belstead on 4M02

Pulling a heavy train up the bank it was in full 'ying-ying' mode.